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QPR
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Beale: We were naive
Lewisham
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Bid to sell booze outside Millwall’s The Den ground rejected after cops fear violence
Fulham
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‘We believe in ourselves’
Dulwich Hamlet
Sport
Rose: New boys have settled in well
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Southwark
Southwark council spent £3m removing asbestos from one block of flats
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Lewisham
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Bid to sell booze outside Millwall’s The Den ground rejected after cops fear violence
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A woman has had her bid to sell booze to Millwall fans turned down ...
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Southwark
Southwark council spent £3m removing asbestos from one block of flats
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter An asbestos-riddled tower block on an estate has cost taxpayers almost £3million to fix. ...
Lambeth
News
Brixton Prison officers failed to refer inmate who hanged himself to healthcare staff
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Prison officers restrained a suicidal inmate and did not refer him to healthcare staff ...
Kensington & Chelsea
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Instagram influencers causing ‘thousands of pounds of damage’ to 77-year-old man’s house
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
By Jacob Phillips, Local Democracy Reporter A grandad has been left with a huge bill as influencers keep flocking to ...
Croydon
News
Second man charged with South Norwood murder
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
A second man has been charged with murder after a body was discovered in South Norwood. Darren Parchment, 20, of ...
Merton
News
Appeal for dashcam footage after 74-year-old man killed in collision
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
Police are asking the public to come forward with dashcam footage following the death of a 74-year-old man, killed in ...
Lambeth
News
Man punched in face and sprayed with deodorant in front of his kids on bus
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
A man was punched and sprayed with deodorant in front of his children on a bus in Wandsworth. Police have ...
Lewisham
News
CCTV released of suspect in Lewisham teenager stab attack
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
Police have released CCTV of a suspect in a stabbing in Lewisham that left a teenager "seriously injured". Police were ...
Bexley
Greenwich
Met officer dismissed after assaulting a bar worker
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed following an assault conviction when he attacked bar staff. Luke Wilson, 28, from ...
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Southwark
‘The day he died, I died too’: Jobari Gooden’s killer guilty of manslaughter
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
A mother has told of the devastation her family has endured after her son was stabbed to death. Jobari Gooden, ...
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Your great South London Press – out now!
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11 August 2022
12 August 2022
A community has been rocked after a house exploded and killed a four-year-old girl. A man who was shot by ...
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Westminster
Guinness brewery given green light for Covent Garden
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11 August 2022
11 August 2022
By Jacob Phillips, Local Democracy Reporter Guinness has been given permission to build a £73 million microbrewery in Covent Garden ...
Lambeth
News
Balham GP surgery on the brink of closure after ‘inadequate’ rating
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11 August 2022
11 August 2022
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A GP surgery where staff were overheard being rude to patients is facing closure ...
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Sport
QPR
Sport
Beale: We were naive
Fulham
Sport
‘We believe in ourselves’
Posted on
12 August 2022
10 August 2022
Marco Silva says Fulham’s hugely impressive start to life back in the Premier League against Liverpool his given them renewed ...
Dulwich Hamlet
Sport
Rose: New boys have settled in well
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12 August 2022
10 August 2022
BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Gavin Rose believes Dulwich Hamlet have given themselves a good foundation for the weeks ahead with ...
AFC Wimbledon
Sport
Brentford loanee aiming to bring goals to the Dons
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
Nathan Young-Coombes said he wants to bring goals to Johnnie Jackson’s AFC Wimbledon side. The Versatile forward joined the Dons ...
Crystal Palace
Sport
Crystal Palace fans buy season tickets to help save Panionios F.C.
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
Hundreds of Crystal Palace fans have bought season tickets at Greek club, Panionios FC, after supporters’ group, the Holmesdale Fanatics, ...
Crystal Palace
Sport
Boosting defensive armour with Balmer
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12 August 2022
11 August 2022
Crystal Palace were on the verge of securing the services of Northern Ireland U21 centre-back Kofi Balmer, at the time ...
Cricket
Sport
County fans fight against plan for fewer games
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12 August 2022
10 August 2022
HOOK SHOT Surrey reporter Marcus Hook gives his county view Anyone who thinks Erik ten Hag has his work cut ...
Cricket
Sport
‘We’ve been given a lot of freedom’ – Young guns told to go out and express themselves
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
BY MARCUS HOOK Nick Kimber says his swashbuckling innings of 84 off just 51 balls, which very nearly helped carry ...
Charlton Athletic
Sport
Garner: A great moment
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12 August 2022
10 August 2022
Ben Garner hailed goal hero Aaron Henry for the memorable strike which paved the way for Charlton’s thrilling win on ...
Millwall
Sport
Attack with a bit more freedom…Rowett: We’ve had a week to work, a luxury we don’t often get
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12 August 2022
11 August 2022
EXCLUSIVE BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk The Lions go into this weekend’s clash with Coventry determined to ‘attack with freedom’ and prove ...
Athletics
Sport
Cornish grabs PB in 5k while Harriers’ Georgie Grgec is first woman home in annual event
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12 August 2022
12 August 2022
Hercules Wimbledon Wimbledon Park once again cemented its status as South London’s running hub as Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club hosted ...
Millwall
Sport
Wallace: We have got to keep the Den a fortress
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12 August 2022
9 August 2022
Murray Wallace said Millwall must not fall into the trap of thinking that their issues this season are all to ...
Charlton Athletic
QPR
Cup overflows for Henry, 18 – Young gun lashes home debut goal for Addicks
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12 August 2022
10 August 2022
CHARLTON 1 Henry 90 (Charlton win 5-3 on pens) QPR 1 Roberts 80 BY LOUIS MENDEZ AT THE VALLEY When ...
Millwall
Sport
‘We need a clean sheet mentality’
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12 August 2022
9 August 2022
EXCLUSIVE BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Jake Cooper said the Lions cannot assume they will be potential play-off contenders again, just because ...
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Lifestyle
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Festival of fun returns tomorrow to Southmere Park in Thamesmead
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Lifestyle
Katie’s up for top business in Trades & Construction award
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11 August 2022
11 August 2022
Forest Hill-based Katie Corkill, owner of Katie Corkill Decorating, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the new category of ...
Lifestyle
Theatre
The Prince, an insightful exploration of identity playing at Southwark Playhouse
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11 August 2022
11 August 2022
A performance of The Prince, which will premiere at Southwark Playhouse in September 2022, is an insightful exploration of identity ...
Entertainment
Lifestyle
Omid Djalili’s Good Times Tour is coming to the Churchill Theatre, Bromley
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11 August 2022
11 August 2022
Omid Djalili will be taking to the road with his rescheduled UK tour, The Good Times Tour coming to the ...
Lifestyle
Unwanted in 1999, ZR-7 is a 2022 star by Giles Spencer
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11 August 2022
9 August 2022
The Kawasaki ZR-7. A bike that didn’t exactly set the salerooms on fire when released and berated by the mainstream ...
Entertainment
Lifestyle
Half Price Token Day at Benson Funfair Streatham Common 10th August
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9 August 2022
10 August 2022
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Lifestyle
Memories
‘Junkies, criminals, artists, some are still my friends’
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9 August 2022
9 August 2022
We all have stories to tell about our past but the tales we read about in books are often about ...
Food & Drink
Lifestyle
Mithras in Croydon will delight those keen on traditional Turkish fayre
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9 August 2022
9 August 2022
To say I was gutted when the owners of my favourite Turkish restaurant did a midnight flit three years ago ...
Lifestyle
Theatre
Greenwich director James Haddrell announces a new season of shows
Posted on
9 August 2022
9 August 2022
It’s easy, running a venue, to get caught up in the day-to-day priorities of a public venue. The cleaning contract, ...
Entertainment
Lifestyle
NOW Gallery in Greenwich presents Human Stories: The Satirists.
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7 August 2022
5 August 2022
This autumn, NOW Gallery will host a new photographic commission - Human Stories: The Satirists. A group show of emerging ...
Entertainment
Lifestyle
Joy of Sound runs music sessions for people with severe disabilities and impairments in Lambeth
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7 August 2022
5 August 2022
A charity is harnessing the power of music to help people in Lambeth with severe disabilities and impairments break down ...
Lifestyle
Whats On
Elephant and Castle walking tours… embark on a history of communities and cultures
Posted on
7 August 2022
5 August 2022
Free animated walking tours will take place this August which bring to life the amazing history of Zone 1’s Elephant ...
Lifestyle
Whats On
Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art at the Hayward Gallery October
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6 August 2022
5 August 2022
From October 26 to January 8, 2023, the Hayward Gallery will present Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, the first ...
Entertainment
Lifestyle
Greenwich + Docklands International Festival returns this summer
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6 August 2022
5 August 2022
The Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) 2022 opens on August 26 and runs for 17 days. The free outdoor ...
Lifestyle
Memories
This week 10, 20, 30 years ago
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6 August 2022
5 August 2022
10 Years Ago Views were being sought on the first phase of plans to rebuild a sprawling housing estate. The ...
Lifestyle
Opinions
Cycle to work and even save money by Giles Spencer
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6 August 2022
9 August 2022
Greater London commuters could save £1,400 by cycling to work new research from the Blackhawk Network finds that commuters in ...
Lifestyle
Pets
Understanding kidney disease in cats
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6 August 2022
5 August 2022
Kidney disease is something we’re familiar with as humans and, although we might take the necessary steps to protect our ...
Lifestyle
Opinions
In My View: Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, MP for Tooting
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5 August 2022
5 August 2022
Last month, a record-breaking heatwave saw temperatures locally reach 40 degrees for the first time ever. Across London, there were ...
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The BRIT School presented with a Heritage Award in recognition of talent
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31 July 2022
29 July 2022
A music school in Croydon has been given a music heritage award in recognition of the talent that has passed ...
Education
School-leavers encouraged to consider a career in painting and decorating
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31 July 2022
29 July 2022
With School-leavers in South London are being urged to consider a career in colour by national trade body the Painting ...
Education
Lambeth
Previously outstanding school told to improve by Ofsted
Posted on
30 July 2022
1 August 2022
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A previously outstanding school has been told to improve by Ofsted after inspectors found ...
Education
T-levels: Clapham student one of first national cohort to complete new qualification
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30 July 2022
2 August 2022
A student from Clapham has become one of the first in the country to complete a T-level course, a new ...
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Latest Football
QPR
Sport
Beale: We were naive
Fulham
Sport
‘We believe in ourselves’
Posted on
12 August 2022
10 August 2022
Marco Silva says Fulham’s hugely impressive start to life back in the Premier League against Liverpool his given them renewed ...
Dulwich Hamlet
Sport
Rose: New boys have settled in well
Posted on
12 August 2022
10 August 2022
BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Gavin Rose believes Dulwich Hamlet have given themselves a good foundation for the weeks ahead with ...
AFC Wimbledon
Sport
Brentford loanee aiming to bring goals to the Dons
Posted on
12 August 2022
12 August 2022
Nathan Young-Coombes said he wants to bring goals to Johnnie Jackson’s AFC Wimbledon side. The Versatile forward joined the Dons ...
Crystal Palace
Sport
Crystal Palace fans buy season tickets to help save Panionios F.C.
Posted on
12 August 2022
12 August 2022
Hundreds of Crystal Palace fans have bought season tickets at Greek club, Panionios FC, after supporters’ group, the Holmesdale Fanatics, ...
Crystal Palace
Sport
Boosting defensive armour with Balmer
Posted on
12 August 2022
11 August 2022
Crystal Palace were on the verge of securing the services of Northern Ireland U21 centre-back Kofi Balmer, at the time ...
Charlton Athletic
Sport
Garner: A great moment
Posted on
12 August 2022
10 August 2022
Ben Garner hailed goal hero Aaron Henry for the memorable strike which paved the way for Charlton’s thrilling win on ...
Millwall
Sport
Attack with a bit more freedom…Rowett: We’ve had a week to work, a luxury we don’t often get
Posted on
12 August 2022
11 August 2022
EXCLUSIVE BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk The Lions go into this weekend’s clash with Coventry determined to ‘attack with freedom’ and prove ...
Millwall
Sport
Wallace: We have got to keep the Den a fortress
Posted on
12 August 2022
9 August 2022
Murray Wallace said Millwall must not fall into the trap of thinking that their issues this season are all to ...
Charlton Athletic
QPR
Cup overflows for Henry, 18 – Young gun lashes home debut goal for Addicks
Posted on
12 August 2022
10 August 2022
CHARLTON 1 Henry 90 (Charlton win 5-3 on pens) QPR 1 Roberts 80 BY LOUIS MENDEZ AT THE VALLEY When ...
Millwall
Sport
‘We need a clean sheet mentality’
Posted on
12 August 2022
9 August 2022
EXCLUSIVE BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Jake Cooper said the Lions cannot assume they will be potential play-off contenders again, just because ...
AFC Wimbledon
Sport
Loss is blessing in disguise….better to have points than cup win v Gills
Posted on
12 August 2022
12 August 2022
AFC WIMBLEDON 0 GILLINGHAM 2 Mandron 90, Green 90+2 BY EDMUND BRACK AT PLOUGH LANE Tuesday’s EFL Cup exit could be a blessing in ...
Chelsea
Sport
‘I won everything, maybe it was time to go’
Posted on
12 August 2022
10 August 2022
The final pieces in this season’s team puzzle are starting to be put into place, writes Paul Lagan. A striker, ...
QPR
Sport
QPR boss on team news for Sunderland – and the need to create ‘front-foot’ culture
Posted on
11 August 2022
11 August 2022
By Yann Tear Mick Beale wants QPR to play with greater daring as they seek to pick up their first ...
Charlton Athletic
Sport
Addicks hero on his penalty calmness and that wonder strike
Posted on
11 August 2022
11 August 2022
By Yann Tear Aaron Henry says he was happy to step up to the plate in Charlton’s penalty shootout win ...
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